Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Rape, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 3972 reviews
Moods
tense 67%
sad 44%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 20%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating
283 pages | first published 1963
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing ...Book Information
283 pages | first published 1963
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ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing ...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Kidnapping, Confinement, DeathModerate
Misogyny, Rape, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 3972 reviews
Moods
tense 67%
sad 44%
challenging 31%
emotional 31%
reflective 31%
mysterious 20%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 6%Strong character development?
No: 43% | It's complicated: 32% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 67% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 3% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 1%Average rating